To: Salvavida
Such standing orders are probably being changed from on high right now.
To: ctdonath2; SMARTY
Not likely. This has been a policy for decades. The Marine detachments simply are not large enough to defend entire compounds. Plus, the inside of a chancery gives the tactical advantage to the Marines.
It’s a good policy overall. But if the host government isn’t going to own up their responsibility to protect the outside, it’s time for an evacuation.
17 posted on
07/11/2011 1:01:54 PM PDT by
Salvavida
(The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
To: ctdonath2
With Obama, the standing orders might end up being that the Marines are to put down their arms and organize the American diplomatic employees in neat lines to meet the Syrian mob.
22 posted on
07/11/2011 1:15:14 PM PDT by
Truth29
To: ctdonath2
So true. I should think beanbags would be enough to teach the demonstrators that they were making a bad choice.
40 posted on
07/11/2011 2:47:19 PM PDT by
ichabod1
(Nuts; A house divided against itself cannot stand.)
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